The Trans-Siberian Railway (8960 km) connects _______ in the West to ______ in the East.

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Q. The Trans-Siberian Railway (8960 km) connects _______ in the West to ______ in the East.

(A) St. Petersburg, Vladivostok
(B) Moscow, Irkutsk
(C) Moscow, Tashkent
(D) St. Petersburg, Omsk

Correct Answer - Option(B)
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Explanation by: Rohan Raj

Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan.

It is the longest railway in the world. There are branch lines to China through Mongolia and Manchuria, with service continuing to North Korea. It was built between 1891 and 1916 to connect Moscow with the Far-East city of Vladivostok. En route, it passes through the cities of Perm, Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Chita and Khabarovsk.

The main route of the Trans-Siberian originates in Moscow at Yaroslavsky Vokzal, runs through Yaroslavl, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Chita and Khabarovsk to Vladivostok via southern Siberia and was built from 1891 to 1916 under the supervision of government ministers of Russia who were personally appointed by Tsar Alexander III and by his son, Tsar Nicholas II.

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